Memphis high school basketball top performers for Feb. 2

Here are the top boys and girls basketball standouts for games played on Feb. 2 as reported to The Commercial Appeal. To submit your players for consideration e-mail reporter John Varlas (John.Varlas@commercialappeal.com) or reach him on Twitter (@johnvarlas).

Boys

Ryan Boyce, East: The UAB signee turned in another remarkably effective performance as the top-ranked Mustangs routed Central, 99-43. In just 12 minutes of play, he scored 24 points, shooting 8 of 10 from the floor and 3 of 4 from the 3-point line. In East's last three games, Boyce is averaging 19.3 points on 75 percent shooting in just 16 minutes per contest. Jalen Brown had 18 on 7 of 8 shooting for East.

Kennedy Chandler, Briarcrest: Talk about pressure. The freshman converted both ends of a 1-and-1 with 0.5 seconds left on the clock to give the Saints a 48-46 road victory over CBHS.

Mark Freeman, Southwind: Despite a slow start, Freeman finished with 28 points and six assists as the Jaguars erased a six-point deficit in the final two minutes and defeated arch-rival Ridgeway, 90-85. Quinton Williams had 16, including a huge late 3-pointer, and Kameron Jones also scored 16 while blocking six shots. Jaylin Clay had 14 and a game-high 15 boards. For the Roadrunners, Antwan Beans scored 28 while Willie Wilson, Brandon Mason and Antonio Thomas finished with 10 each.

Dontae Horne, Kirby: The Cougars never lead against Germantown until Horne buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give his team a 54-51 victory. Horne finished with 12 while Daveonne Whitfield led the winners with 14. Reserve Dionte Anding led the Red Devils with 18.

Kobe Jeffries, FACS: Jeffries had 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Crusaders (16-3) won their first game as a member of the Dandy Dozen, 73-46 over Tipton-Rosemark. Johnnie Williams had 19 points and four steals while Jelani Willis chipped in with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Brien Kimmons, Center Hill: The Mustangs' senior leader scored 22 to lead the way in a 104-49 victory over Lewisburg. In doing so, he also became the second player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points while helping Center Hill improve to 18-7. Kentrell Dorsey added 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Zach Lewis, Brighton: Lewis scored 27 points to go along with nine rebounds and four steals as the Cardinals defeated the seventh-ranked AAA team in the state, Dyer County, 74-49. Marteze Logan added 17 points while Taelyr Gatlin had a superb all-around night with 10 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals.

Jalen Lynn, Collierville: Lynn's 20 points led the Dragons to a 47-41 victory over arch-rival Houston.

Dekari Scott, MUS: The Owls celebrated Homecoming with a 52-37 victory over St. Benedict as Scott led the way with 20 points. John McBride took down 21 rebounds while scoring 12 as MUS improved to 12-9.

Jefferson Walker, Bartlett: Walker scored 14 as the Panthers improved to 17-6 with a 54-46 victory over Arlington. Tennessee Tech signee Garrett Golday led the Tigers with 15.

Tyiee Watkins, Fayette-Ware: It took two overtimes but the Wildcats eventually secured a big District victory, 66-62 over Ripley. Watkins scored 12 points and had 18 rebounds Carrington Maclin had 14 points and seven assists while Jaylon Taylor added 13.

Girls

Gabby Crawford, Munford: The Alabama signee had 24 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks to lead the Cougars to a 46-36 victory over Hardin County in District 13-AAA.

Elizabeth Dixon, Ridgeway: The McDonald's All-American scored 28 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked four shots as the Roadrunners held off a late rally to defeat Southwind, 67-64. Shelbee Brown led the Jaguars with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven steals before fouling out late.

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Jayla Hemingway, Houston: Playing in front of coaches from Ole Miss and Tennessee, Hemingway scored 21 and pulled down seven rebounds in a 72-55 win over Collierville. On Thursday she was even better, scoring 31 with eight rebounds and six assists in a victory over Kirby.

Quinterria Foster, Trezevant: Foster had 16 points to help the Bears to a 64-31 victory over MLK Prep. Leading scorer Sade Hudson had 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals while Richara Cooper had 10 points, seven rebounds and six steals.

Rachel Greer, Hernando: Greer scored 22 as the Tigers improved to 21-3 and wrapped up the District 1-6A regular-season title with a 58-54 victory over Horn Lake.

Diamond Nelson, Oakhaven: The Hawks improved to 16-2 with a 57-31 victory over City University. Nelson led the way with 25 while Chancey Jackson added 18. Oakhaven clinched a spot in next Saturday's SCIAA Class A county title game at White Station.

Bri Tipton, Bolton: The junior scored 19 points to lead the Wildcats to an easy 73-19 victory over Kingsbury in District 14-AAA. Keke Logan had 17 and Tyler Garner 11 as Bolton made 14 3-pointers.

Abby West, Tipton-Rosemark: Scored 16 points to lead three Rebels in double-digits in a 49-33 win over FACS. Megan Sanfratello had 13 and Jordan Allen 10 as TRA improved to 21-6.

Lanetta Williams, Arlington: The Tigers' star junior had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Arlington rolled over Bartlett in District 14-AAA, 65-27.

Venita Williams, Southaven: Williams scored 24 and handed out five assists to lead the Chargers to a 57-49 victory over DeSoto Central in Region 1-6A. Dereseia Randle also had a strong night, with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Reach John Varlas at john.varlas@commercialappeal.com or on Twitter @johnvarlas.